A biopic of the late musician Dédé Fortin, the singer, songwriter, and founder of a very popular Québécois band called "Les Colocs".
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The people behind it
Sébastien Ricard
André « Dédé » Fortin
Joseph Mesiano
Mike Sawatzky
Dimitri Storoge
Patrick Esposito Di Napoli
Bénédicte Décary
Nicole
David Quertigniez
André Vanderbiest
Claudia Ferri
Cha Cha
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin
Sophie
Louis Saia
Raymond, Dédé's agent
Yan Rompré
Serge
Jonathan Charbonneau
Jimmy Bourgoing
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